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   Derby - Class org.apache.derby.iapi.services.io.Storable

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package org.apache.derby.iapi.services.io;

import java.lang.ClassNotFoundException;

import java.io.IOException; 

/**
  Formatable for holding SQL data (which may be null).
  @see Formatable
 */
public interface Storable
extends Formatable
{

	/**
	  Return whether the value is null or not.
	  
	  @return true if the value is null and false otherwise.
	**/
	public boolean isNull();

	/**
	  Restore this object to its (SQL)null value.
	**/
	public void restoreToNull();
}